-'er

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English

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-'er

  1. Variant form of -er used in words ending with an abbreviation or (sometimes) a number.
    4-H'er, 49'er
  2. Variant form of -er (in Chinese literature: junior) using the apostrophe which marks syllable boundaries in pinyin.
    Li’er said hello to his father.

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